condition. oh, good. i mean, this dish was made in london. it was made in about 1780s... right. gosh. so back in the 18th century. yeah. and, yes, well, it looks brand new, doesn't it? it looks extraordinary. a pretend chinaman. he's not really a chinaman. he's a lambeth chinaman. that's where he was made, and, well, see, he's sitting in a chinese-style landscape painted in the bold colors of london delft. it's very bright red, and the use of the blue with these little scratched-in lines, such a typical feature, especially of the lambeth delftware. yes. so not just one for £5, but another one, also £5. yes, also £5. and another-- well, actually, this is a little bit more convincing, i suppose, because you got one chip there. that's not bad, is it? no. i mean, i think they're beautiful. i don't mind the chips at all. i think it sort of adds a bit to them. it shows their age a bit more. it's--it's a nice design, really. there's a bird flying there, a rather comical bird. the influence here is chinese porcelain from the early 18th century, and that's what this was imitating. this one-- a
